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Title: Reinstall Debian packages
Updated date: 28 Tue-Feb-2012
All terms: debian, package management, ubuntu, distros
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How to quickly reinstall packages on Debian Systems (including Ubuntu)

Here's a quick tip I learned from the Lotta Linux Links podcast (Episode 20) http://lottalinuxlinks.com

This will work on all Debian based distributions. First of all produce a list of all the installed packages on the system by typing (in a terminal at the command line):

#> dpkg --get-selections > /home/username/installed-software.log

Title: How to install extra True Type Fonts (TTF) in Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)
Updated date: 28 Tue-Feb-2012
All terms: console, crunchbang, debian, desktop, fonts, tips, tools, true type, ttf, distros
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The problem

Whilst trying out new Conky config files on Crunchbang Linux (wiki to follow about this) I had a few problems that turned out to be fonts that were needed that I did not have installed.
A quick web search later and the fonts were downloaded, but how do I install them so the system knows about them??

Title: Disaster Recovery
Updated date: 28 Tue-Feb-2012
All terms: distro, distros
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ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/....does not exist

Introduction

If you have ever had this message below whilst booting (colour is used to highlight only), it seems there is little you can do but start again from scratch, well that's not quite true there are several things you can do, and should do before accepting defeat.

Title: CF Linux
Updated date: 23 Thu-Feb-2012
All terms: compact flash, distro, externaldrive, distros
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Linux on Compact Flash Card

For some reason we at SoSLUG seemed to have great difficulty finding information that would enable us to install a Linux system to a Compact Flash Card.

Title: Crunchbang Linux
Updated date: 23 Thu-Feb-2012
All terms: 32bit, crunchbang, distribution, distro, review, ubuntu, crunchbang, distros
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I first heard about this distro on Linux Outlaws podcast, checked out the EEE user forums and found poeple had got it installed on their Asus EEE's, so I decided to download and install on my 701. This is what the official website has to say about Crunchbang :-

"CrunchBang Linux" is an Ubuntu based distribution featuring the lightweight Openbox window manager and GTK+ applications. The distribution has been built and customised from a minimal Ubuntu install. The distribution has been designed to offer a good balance of speed and functionality."